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Tour of California #2: Tyler Farrar 8th again
The 2nd stage of the Amgen Tour of California would see another mass sprint with a close on identical result sheet to yesterday’s stage. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) took his 2nd victory in as many days with Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) again the bridesmaid. Wouter Wippert (Drapac) secured the final podium spot. It was Tyler Farrar who […]
Mission accomplished for Team SA in Rwanda
The 2015 African Mountain Bike Continental Championships took place in Musanze, Rwanda from 8-10 May. Sub-tropical climates of the East African country provided a rather slippery terrain on which the riders had to compete, making this past weekend’s racing an unpredictable and unforgettable experience for all involved. Team South Africa made their country proud, by […]
Glencairn comes alive ahead of 2015 Nedbank sani2c opener
The 11th Nedbank sani2c mountain bike stage race the biggest of its kind in the world, gets underway on Tuesday as the first of three waves of around 1500 competitors set off on their three day long journey from Glencairn Farm at the base of Sani Pass to Scottburgh Main Beach on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast. […]
The new BMC Teamelite 01 softer hardtail
The Impec Lab has teamed up with the BMC Mountain bike Racing Team to create the new BMC Teamelite 01 – the world’s most technically-advanced hardtail mountain bike. The high-performance discipline of cross-country racing has become, quite literally, a race to the top. Grueling, all-out sprints to the finish are supported with bikes whose maximum […]
Tour of Homewood to put George on the MTB map
The Garden Route town of George will be transformed into a significant mountain biking destination with the introduction of the Tour of Homewood, a new three-day mountain bike stage race, to be based at Fancourt, South Africa’s premier golf resort from 4-6 September 2015. Homewood is the previous name of the colonial estate (1879–1903) on […]
Tour of California: Tyler Farrar kicks off with 8th
The opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California would see the expected bunch sprint with race favourite, Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) taking the victory. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing) 3rd. At just over 200km in length but with a pan flat profile, it was almost certain that the finish would […]
Defending champion ready for FNB Magalies Monster
In 2014 well-known German mountain biker/triathlete Nico Pfitzenmaier conquered the FNB Magalies Monster MTB Classic presented by ISUZU on his first attempt in an awe-inspiring time of 03 hours 38 minutes 25 seconds, over 7 minutes ahead of his closest rival. Pitzenmaier’s title defence on Saturday, 23 May 2015 is however bound to be more […]
Knox & Dreyer celebrate Mother’s Day victories at Karkloof
Former race winner Max Knox returned to the top step of the podium of the 60km Sappi Karkloof Marathon on Sunday as he blitzed the rest of the powerful elite men’s field while mom of two Jeannie Dreyer added to her Mother’s Day celebrations when she notched up her second win in the past three […]
Familiar faces make it a Karkloof Enduro double
It was the turn of the enduro riders on the second day of the 2015 Sappi Karkloof MTB Festival as the STIHL Enduro took centre stage with a large number of riders braving the most adrenalin producing sections of the Karkloof MTB trails with familiar faces Tiaan Odendall and Kim Westbrook making it consecutive wins […]
Lill and Hearder draw first blood at Karkloof with Night Race wins
Crisp yet favourable autumn conditions greeted the riders who took on the Peri Night Race at the 2015 Sappi Karkloof MTB Festival and it was the inform Darren Lill who was the strongest rider as he claimed the overall victory ahead of an impressive Jedson Tooms whilst it was the young Chriestie-Leigh Hearder who was […]
Popular Nissan TrailSeeker Series launches in the Cape this weekend
The Nissan TrailSeeker Series that has become extremely successful over the past four years in Gauteng, will see its first expansion this weekend with Round 1 of the inaugural Nissan TrailSeeker Western Cape Series, the official provincial marathon series of this region. On Saturday, May 9 more than 1000 riders are expected to tackle the […]
SA MTB Team touches base ahead of Continental Champs (RWA)
The 2015 African Mountain Bike Continental Championships takes place in Musanze, Rwanda, from 8-10 May. The South African Mountain Bike XCO team is ready and excited to race this weekend. Members of the team talk about preparation, training, injuries, and experiences ahead of this weekend’s race. 2014 African Continental Champion, Phillip Buys (Scott Factory Racing […]